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Sat, Apr 9, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 10, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Lot 272

[Escape Artists] File of Photos and Ephemera Relating to The Great Reno, Prynce Wheeler, and Norman

Estimate: $150 - $250

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[Escape Artists] File of Photos and Ephemera Relating to The Great Reno, Prynce Wheeler, and Norman Bigelow. Approximately 25 pieces, including candid 1960s snapshots of Reno; a 1965 autograph letter signed (ALS) from RenoНs widow to Prynce Wheeler expressing gratitude for his condolences to her after RenoНs death, with an obituary enclosed; an 8 x 10о photo (ca. 1940s) of Prynce Wheeler in military attire with a group of circus performers; a vintage photo of a сReno Escape Kingо lithograph; a 1967 Bigelow Escape King postcard, together with a file of BigelowНs publications on Houdini; vintage newspaper clippings; a cloth drawstring air mail bag stamped from J.H. Trudel, who worked with Reno; and more.

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